http://www.davispolk.com/ en-us © 2011 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:28:52 GMT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:28:52 GMT Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, in connection with the $1.72 billion SEC-registered secondary offering of 50,000,000 shares of common stock of General Motors Company, sold by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2320 News e8c6b116-4fe1-4673-af67-671db1aa3cc7 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Simmons & Company International, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers for the several underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered secondary offering of 13,800,000 shares of common stock of U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., which includes 1,800,000 shares of common stock purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their additional share purchase option. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2319 News b3f35244-98b7-4b5e-8b7f-635733f41e7c Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $250 million of 1.75% senior unsecured notes due 2018 and $250 million of 3.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023 by Beam Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2317 News ca547989-a653-4766-8e1a-5e023aa8c161 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Meritor, Inc. of $275 million of its 6.75% notes due 2021. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2297 News 06921a03-7c2b-482e-a53c-254ffaffedf7 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as representative of the several initial purchasers in connection with Century Aluminum Company’s offering of 7.5% senior secured notes due 2021 in the aggregate amount of $250 million and a concurrent cash tender offer by Century Aluminum for any and all of its 8% senior secured notes due 2014. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2294 News 03df7f50-f430-43c0-940f-14fc9a117a85 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBS Securities Inc. in connection with the offering of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued by Pfizer Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2291 News 81acc4f5-cc57-4cbc-943d-0cf311148bf6 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Delek Drilling LP and Avner Oil Exploration LP, gas subsidiaries of Delek Group, and related special-purpose vehicles in connection with limited recourse bridge loans totaling $300 million, extended by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a lender and as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A. and HSBC Bank plc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2302 News c5d99f66-8ce2-4299-b37a-99206876a745 Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with the secondary offering of 17,250,000 shares of common stock of Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. sold by a selling stockholder, an affiliate of the Carlyle Group, for an aggregate price to the public of $276 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2283 News 6903e7b9-1ca9-4605-9af1-8d15741768cd Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due 2023 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% senior notes due 2043 of CF Industries, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2279 News 5604681d-5039-4f9a-8ace-38141d00aa24 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2275 News 9a30ece0-719f-422c-8173-bb7da11e23ce Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and BNP Paribas Securities Corp as joint book-running managers in connection with the offering by Seagate HDD Cayman of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% senior notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2286 News 381a746a-e682-4437-bf28-943901d1da6b Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, in connection with the $106 million SEC-registered secondary offering of 2,315,000 shares of Cubic Corporation’s common stock sold by certain selling stockholders, at a price to the public of $45.75 per share. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2272 News cfe6ac09-01ef-42f9-b015-26a08f273bf3 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representatives of the underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered secondary offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock of Pike Electric Corporation sold by LGP Pike II LLC, an entity affiliated with Lindsay Goldberg LLC. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2273 News b8bb6547-febb-467c-9f66-291842d3b121 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with the offering of $6.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued by Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2268 News 8d3c6e3d-a9de-4263-aadf-1f5b4c05f4f4 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised The AES Corporation in an SEC-registered offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2023, a reopening of an offering of $500 million of such notes in April of this year. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2266 News 0ac3e8db-873c-440e-8490-19ddfa5ba852 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.95% senior notes due 2023, issued by Covidien International Finance S.A. and guaranteed by Covidien plc and Covidien Ltd. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2262 News acea0e9f-d0b4-4c25-8e82-defe8aa69479 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered public debt offering by Brinker International, Inc. of $250 million principal amount of its 2.6% notes due 2018 and $300 million principal amount of its 3.875% notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2259 News c6557f56-87a4-449c-a476-da3449791dab Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (Cobalt) in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 50,000,000 shares of common stock of Cobalt sold by certain selling stockholders for an aggregate price of approximately $1.3 billion. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2244 News 8729ce41-c527-4be3-a7f8-37f813abff09 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised the underwriters on the registered offering of $475 million aggregate principal amount of 1.25% notes due 2018 and $175 million aggregate principal amount of 3.55% notes due 2042 by Praxair, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2241 News 553fe082-ac52-4981-813d-3288ef7912c0 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers and initial purchasers with respect to a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $50 million aggregate principal amount of 12.625% senior secured notes due 2017 issued by DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. and DT Acceptance Corporation (together, “DriveTime”). http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2236 News e4e42f1e-0ce2-4a4a-a4e6-1edb8b7ca6d4 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised The AES Corporation in an SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2023, and on its concurrent tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 7.75% senior notes due 2014, and up to a total of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7.75% senior notes due 2015, 9.75% senior notes due 2016 and 8.00% senior notes due 2017. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2223 News 8ff91cc3-eb42-49e2-a014-0ad7f0ca106d Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $700 million senior secured term loan and a $60 million senior secured revolving credit facility provided to Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings, LLC (Sprouts). http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2308 News 0f48c0f8-26d0-4945-8180-4bccb904cba5 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers of the several underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of 15,789,474 shares of common stock of Taminco Corporation at $15.00 per share for net proceeds to Taminco of approximately $223.8 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2216 News ae42522c-636b-4459-930f-512748d8c042 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as lead arranger of a $420 million senior secured term loan facility for Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC (Tower), the proceeds of which are being used to finance a tender offer by Tower for its outstanding senior secured notes and the subsequent redemption of the balance of the outstanding notes. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2310 News 2b7094d9-3566-46f1-862d-4e9983482aec Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2213 News 13430d0e-30e1-4d60-b812-4db182733a54 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Cowen and Company, LLC as joint book-running managers of the several underwriters in connection with the $117.85 million initial public offering of 8,418,000 shares of common stock of Chimerix, Inc., which included 1,098,000 shares from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2195 News d630eb8e-f10a-4f87-b913-dc358464ccda Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters of an approximately $90 million SEC-registered offering of 16,375,000 shares of common stock of Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2196 News cf0a37b8-3265-4f10-8bdd-e0854ede2aa5 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising affiliates of Warburg Pincus and Alliance Tire Group in connection with the sale of Alliance Tire Group to affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a global private equity firm. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2193 News 088adf09-12eb-48c9-90c8-0d33dcb82625 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as representatives of the underwriters in an SEC-registered public offering by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation of 4,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of its 10% Series C cumulative preferred stock, par value $1.00, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2189 News 3a16aced-bea8-4f47-bc76-c048d0baaa2e Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint lead arranger and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent in connection with a $500 million senior secured term loan provided to New HB Acquisition, LLC and New HB Acquisition (RE) LLC (collectively, the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s approximately $410 million acquisition of certain assets of Hostess Brands, Inc.’s cake business, including the Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Donettes trademarks and other property. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2311 News f9ca4666-5593-47b8-9026-51648b919580 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint lead arranger and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent in connection with a $500 million senior secured term loan provided to New HB Acquisition, LLC and New HB Acquisition (RE) LLC (collectively, the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s approximately $410 million acquisition of certain assets of Hostess Brands, Inc.’s cake business, including the Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Donettes trademarks and other property. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2205 News b77d918c-ff1b-41a8-b791-393f7d8f38f1 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Bank of America, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, in connection with a $900 million senior secured term loan for Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (Apria). http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2208 News 2665ffe3-d431-49e0-ac0a-43f695953b8c Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Continental Resources, Inc. of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.5% senior notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2186 News d2a1e992-6659-4a4d-bf66-b653216b0968 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (Orbitz) in connection with its new $515 million senior secured credit agreement consisting of four and one-half year tranche B term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of $150 million, six year tranche C term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of $300 million and a four and one-half year revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $65 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2167 News 331a0960-3858-4ffa-a604-05cefa3a0285 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of 7 million shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.’s common stock (NYSE: HE) and advised an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in connection with the concurrent execution of forward sale agreements relating to an equal number of shares. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2161 News 2c9ec6e1-a250-4288-b133-11744af31a27 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Bank of Montreal in connection with the $2 billion credit and bond financing provided to Apollo Management, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of McGraw-Hill Education. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2156 News b8ac7173-f294-4c77-98ee-89d8ac6ff29c Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representatives of the underwriters on the SEC-registered secondary offering of 22,540,000 shares of common stock of BankUnited, Inc. sold by investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Centerbridge Partners, L.P., WL Ross & Co. LLC and certain officers and directors of BankUnited, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2140 News ce08650d-40c9-4178-b540-6982f4f9f10e Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers in connection with a $1.5 billion SEC-registered debt offering by Goldcorp Inc., consisting of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.125% notes due 2018 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.700% notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2138 News 74c31d8f-0138-4a4d-8ae5-615629bb9041 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered follow-on offering by Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. of 9,000,000 shares of Kennedy-Wilson’s common stock. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2142 News e2060a73-2c04-49f8-936b-73c406228421 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised RS Platou Markets, Inc. as sole manager of the placement agents in connection with the approximately $235 million SEC-registered direct offering of 29,012,000 shares of common stock of Scorpio Tankers Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2141 News a01ad863-80b8-44f0-a530-6f9cc9e6c9be Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Simmons & Company International, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers for the several underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered secondary offering of 9,775,000 shares of common stock of U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., which includes 1,275,000 shares of common stock purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their additional share purchase option. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2131 News 55abf036-7771-435f-9940-00d624eff3ef Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered debt offering by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.375% senior notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2123 News 39b386a0-28c7-45a6-941a-74211cce9026 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as representatives of the several underwriters on the $92.86 million initial public offering of 5,462,500 shares of common stock of Silver Spring Networks, Inc., including 712,500 shares from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2121 News 348871f9-15e0-4231-8775-38bc80454387 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as sole lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with $1.77 billion of financing provided to Tempur-Pedic International Inc. for its acquisition of Sealy Corporation, which closed on March 18, 2013. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2130 News c2db27a9-84cd-4a24-98a4-af35a3ee2269 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised the initial purchasers represented by Goldman Sachs & Co. in connection with NANA Development Corporation’s $275 million debut offering of 9.500% senior secured notes due 2019, which were issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2125 News e046fda4-e953-4152-b23e-2a48e312f968 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised PPL Capital Funding, Inc. on its registered offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.9% 2013 Series B junior subordinated notes due 2073 (the “Notes”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PPL Corporation (PPL), which amount includes the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2124 News ad646829-3df6-4e97-8fbc-28b9d479d405 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. as representatives of the underwriters on the public offering by Kansas City Power & Light Company of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.15% notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2155 News 501ec777-0201-4bf1-9f08-855bd2af098c Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Jefferies LLC as the joint book-running managers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. of $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% senior notes due 2021, guaranteed by Acadia’s domestic subsidiaries that guarantee its senior secured credit facility. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2149 News 46fc5782-9601-4e5b-9d84-7c06295f546c Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays Capital Inc. and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with the SEC-registered offering of 26.45 million shares of common stock of MRC Global Inc. sold by PVF Holdings LLC, an entity controlled by funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2146 News e9d05677-0d67-408e-85a5-78855cfead71 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with the offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued by McKesson Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2144 News 088958f4-d813-43f3-86cb-75bf44e50260 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) in connection with its $6.5 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes, consisting of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.375% senior notes due 2018, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.1% senior notes due 2020, $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due 2023 and $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.45% senior notes due 2043. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2126 News f002c01c-cc14-4fd4-b986-2ad2b03206c9 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman Sachs & Co., Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as dealer managers in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S exchange offer by Education Management LLC and Education Management Finance Corp. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2103 News 45fa03bc-cb5a-4241-85fd-1868503350d4 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters in connection with a $400 million SEC-registered debt offering by Lexmark International, Inc. of its 5.125% senior notes due 2020. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2100 News a506f0b4-32c1-44c4-b72a-0c4e15cf6fcc Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters on the SEC-registered offerings by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. of approximately $300 million of its common shares and approximately $731 million of its depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th share of its new 7% Series A mandatory convertible preferred stock, Class A. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2089 News 55935469-7e51-464d-b4a0-f98c6f4d6b52 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Kosmos Energy Ltd. (“Kosmos”) and certain selling shareholders who are members of Kosmos’s management in connection with a SEC-registered secondary offering of 30,000,000 common shares by certain funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus LLC and The Blackstone Group L.P., respectively, and certain members of Kosmos’s management, at a price to the public of $11 per share. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2091 News 4aef152a-a94c-4cc0-b857-fbe3f40f2802 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised the underwriters on the registered offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% notes due 2016 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.7% notes due 2023 by Praxair, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2090 News 13f7b603-c2e0-4bfc-8756-f9f04a5aff38 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers in connection with an offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2086 News ca040db5-0b76-456b-b5e4-e79d93dfaf5d Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.625% notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2088 News 3a726510-0649-4d38-a131-ebf15615dd9d Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Flextronics International Ltd. of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% notes due 2020 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5% notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2085 News 47bde5cf-ea4f-44f0-ac01-e50758e3d60e Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. as the underwriter in connection with an SEC-registered block trade of 25,000,000 ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. by funds affiliated with Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2084 News 869b9e3f-997e-4211-9a38-e3676f13437b Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered public debt offering by Airgas, Inc. of $325 million principal amount of its 1.65% notes due 2018 and $275 million principal amount of its 2.375% notes due 2020. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2070 News f53458c0-2e85-4ae1-8c53-2a6a03735d0a Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Delphi Corporation in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 5% senior notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2068 News 143e8d1b-d318-43e1-b06b-290a2cc2d07b Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised RS Platou Markets, Inc. as sole manager of the placement agents in connection with the approximately $230 million SEC-registered direct offering of 30,672,000 shares of common stock of Scorpio Tankers Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2056 News 62b3e7bd-8019-4528-a3c8-0c3cf934634c Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives of the several underwriters on the $2.57 billion initial public offering of 99,015,000 shares of Class A common stock of Zoetis Inc., including 12,915,000 shares from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2054 News 3059dde9-807e-4261-8703-fd6fa6061ba0 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with a $700 million credit facility for DigitalGlobe, Inc. to finance DigitalGlobe’s acquisition of GeoEye, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2049 News d1781896-a8e9-4406-907b-e94452de4f16 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with the offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued by General Mills, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2043 News 8f3ee9c1-b64f-435f-980a-f3341e3e201e Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Mohawk Industries, Inc. of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.85% senior notes due 2023. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2042 News 5782d73c-b232-40dc-9323-efd0d43f1b3b Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as the joint book-runners on a $271 million SEC-registered offering of 44,166,666 shares of common stock of Molycorp, Inc. (Molycorp), of which 37,500,000 shares were offered and sold by Molycorp and 6,666,666 shares are being loaned by Molycorp to Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC under a share lending agreement. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2041 News 771c14b3-8ebd-4f2b-8ef1-ef96cb1f1fd0 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised the initial purchasers in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Zoetis Inc. of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 1.15% senior notes due 2016, $750 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% senior notes due 2018, $1.35 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due 2023 and $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.7% senior notes due 2043. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2037 News 4ddb84b4-4ef1-4e71-97de-ebdf7a20422f Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising MSCI Inc. in connection with its $23.5 million acquisition of Investor Force Holdings, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2019 News 7d8f5890-99ed-4fdb-bbe9-9d963e59be31 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as joint book-running managers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2023 by Windstream Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2023 News a43d5e3a-b63d-486f-b8fe-0b1b4b1be74d Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. in connection with the acquisition from OM Group, Inc. of a large scale cobalt refinery in Kokkola, Finland through a newly formed joint venture to be held by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Lundin Mining Corporation and La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines for total consideration of up to $435 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2018 News 4e177150-5d60-4c65-a61a-94e860bb387b Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (Cobalt) in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 40,000,000 shares of common stock of Cobalt sold by certain selling stockholders for an aggregate price to the public of $1 billion. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2057 News 5bafcd8a-0fb9-4c2b-a84d-f117a8761f4c Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as initial purchasers, on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Harbinger Group Inc. of $700 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.875% senior secured notes due 2019. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1991 News 4744b9e6-2f70-4043-b53e-2b9a3034b3b9 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Bank plc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $385 million senior secured first-lien credit facility, consisting of a $310 million term loan and a $75 million revolving credit facility, and a $105 million senior secured second-lien term loan facility, to finance the leveraged buyout of Crossmark Holdings, Inc. (Crossmark) by WP Horizon Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus). http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1977 News 041c4e0e-bfdf-4c69-a3c8-22b45118f1dd Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Jefferies & Company, Inc. as sole book-running manager on the SEC-registered secondary offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Harbinger Group Inc., sold by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. and Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd., as the selling stockholders. The aggregate price to the public totaled $150 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1952 News 3642913a-e5de-4c8f-a4e0-eba9c1693627 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers, in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Michael Foods Holding, Inc. (Michael Foods) of $275 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.5%/9.25% senior notes due 2018. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1950 News 177c0a7b-fb64-4c6c-950e-e812927c3ccc Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Taminco Acquisition Corporation of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 9.125% / 9.875% senior PIK toggle notes due 2017. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1951 News 4389c8cc-a1a3-4f5e-8845-eb190ec0ce0b Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (Cobalt) in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1.38 billion aggregate principal amount of its 2.625% convertible senior notes due 2019, which included $180 million aggregate principal amount of notes sold pursuant to the underwriters’ fully exercised overallotment option. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1948 News 9003a44b-7541-478a-a2f7-a6ed16203f6d Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Asylum Research Corporation on its acquisition by Oxford Instruments plc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1984 News 3478259c-921d-4c7f-9fce-10a12e54607c Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Jefferies & Company, Inc. as manager of the placement agents in connection with the approximately $132 million SEC-registered direct offering of 21,639,774 shares of common stock of Scorpio Tankers Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1949 News 93116bf1-dcd0-4da0-9fb4-a75b1a9efdfa Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers in connection with a $175 million SEC-registered offering by Intel Corporation of its 4.25% senior notes due 2042, which constitutes a reopening of the $750 million 4.25% senior notes due 2042 issued on December 11, 2012. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1961 News b0836bac-344c-4ec1-9bc0-006a177871fd Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Prince Mineral Holding Corp. of $285 million aggregate principal amount of its 11.5% first-lien senior secured notes due 2019 and a $50 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, which was undrawn at closing. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1960 News d97bf2aa-682f-4df6-a324-ffc211f4c18a Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. of an aggregate principal amount of $189.75 million of 1.5% convertible senior notes due 2017, which included $24.75 million aggregate principal of notes from the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1982 News 84f0c21d-a142-4891-9dd7-25f3e1a894a5 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered public debt offering by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.95% senior notes due 2018. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1980 News 5d1410f2-0454-406b-9567-24139cd332e9 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent in connection with the $220 million amendment and restatement of Spansion LLC’s senior secured term loan facility and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as administrative agent in connection with a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility for Spansion LLC. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1981 News ff52e3de-0557-4433-b8ed-24755a020183 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc. as the underwriter in connection with an SEC-registered block trade of 21,000,000 ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. by funds affiliated with Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1964 News 1ed429c0-2d6b-41ad-9ce1-0022ba1b8999 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by The Western Union Company of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.375% notes due 2015 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% notes due 2017. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1965 News bc34176a-3b1e-4e5b-a100-0251f1573a88 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with a $6 billion SEC-registered debt offering by Intel Corporation, consisting of $3 billion of its 1.35% senior notes due 2017, $1.5 billion of its 2.7% senior notes due 2022, $750 million of its 4% senior notes due 2032 and $750 million of its 4.25% senior notes due 2042. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1994 News 25357311-641b-4c6b-a4fc-44d7ceaa7610 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Apache Corporation of $1.2 billion principal amount of its 2.625% notes due 2023 and $800 million principal amount of its 4.25% notes due 2044. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1975 News 639e2424-db22-492f-a2b3-1958b42877d8 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters on an SEC-registered follow-on offering of 3,778,338 shares of common stock of CAI International, Inc. in the approximate aggregate amount of $75 million. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1970 News 1cd8ce9d-850d-4bf2-a315-124ed5ffd665 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised El Paso Electric Company on its SEC-registered offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.3% senior notes due 2022. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1971 News 1fba58fb-2cb8-4064-98e4-15e5e69aa02e Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with the offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued by McKesson Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1972 News b918c8d6-44e8-49a2-b380-178d82396b7f Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Murphy Oil Corporation on an SEC-registered offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount in three series: $550 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.5% notes due 2017, $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.7% notes due 2022 and $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% notes due 2042. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1941 News 2da62378-d77b-44d8-9f60-ad308e4a1c14 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered public debt offering by Airgas, Inc. of $250 million principal amount of its 2.9% notes due 2022. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1924 News a7ee7205-6335-4437-a27a-1cb0b6074dd7 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as representatives of the initial purchasers in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by AK Steel Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of AK Steel Holding Corporation, of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 8.75% senior secured notes due 2018. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1930 News 42506bea-4af6-4553-bc28-101f57531a0a Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with the SEC-registered offering of 23 million shares of common stock of MRC Global Inc. sold by PVF Holdings LLC, an entity controlled by funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1918 News 141bf218-de38-4bc6-a673-2b8c018b1b0c Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Chemtura Corporation in connection with the $200 million sale of its Antioxidant and UV Stabilizers business to an affiliate of SK Capital Partners. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1916 News 18900ebf-63f6-49b0-9053-a5eeb4bd2885 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Kennametal Inc. of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior notes due 2019. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1911 News 10789037-6fdf-4ab2-af7a-aa6dae567052 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the underwriter in connection with an SEC-registered block trade of 20,000,000 ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. by funds affiliated with Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1909 News e99c9cb0-1217-4ab5-8f27-a0d3c0021467 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT